The aim of a scarecrow is to do exactly as its name suggests: scare crows and other birds away from vegetable patches, crops and allotments. Here, we look at how to make a scarecrow using a ...

Even if it’s a little late in the season to have a scarecrow protecting your garden, it’s a perfect time to make a scarecrow for outdoor fall decorating. Even if it’s a little late in the season to ...

This autumn, as you begin to put out your painted pumpkins and fall wreaths, don't neglect the most quintessential fall decoration of all: the scarecrow! Originally made to scare off crows from ...

This autumn, as you begin to put out your painted pumpkins and fall wreaths, don't neglect the most quintessential fall decoration of all: the scarecrow! Originally made to scare off crows from ...

When did a scarecrow -- straw stuffed into human form -- become a part of Halloween? The simple decoy, dressed in fabric castoffs, was meant to discourage crows from feeding on crops. But writers like ...

Rural landscapes may be disappearing, but scarecrows don't seem to be going anywhere. In fact, it seems the more suburban development gobbles up farmland, the more prevalent agri-chemicals become, the ...

Fairfield County calls itself the scarecrow capital of Ohio. Every year, hundreds of residents decorate scarecrows like these to form a county-wide scarecrow trail. Cathie Browning collects thrifted ...

Crowds gathered around one entry at St. Charles’ Scarecrow Festival, a straw St. Bernard dog with a “Who Let the Dogs Out” theme, may have been too amazed by the details Saturday to notice the little ...